Yields 1, 9-inch pastry
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Sautéed Swinging Beef
Went balls to to the walls tonight with shockingly mellow male-order ingredients. Delicately seasoned bull frites stir fried in butter with caramelized cipollini onions and garlic, finished with basil pesto.
Chocolate Yummy
Talk about four tiers of heaven! Chocolate Yummy: Vanilla Cream Cheese spread across a Roasted Pecan Shortbread Crust, topped with dark chocolate custard and adorned with Freshly whipped cream and more chocolate. What a perfect wrap-up to Charlie’s farewell dinner of century egg-chicken congee paired with lemon-honey ginger beer.
Here’s the link to the recipe on Charlie’s blog:
http://charles-fortner.blogspot.com/2012/05/chocolate-yummy.html?m=1
Viennese Cherry Walnut Strudel w/ Amaretto Whipped Cream
Had a blast making this simple but irresistibly delicious treat from Austria for Mom’s birthday dinner party.
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Indulgent Pesto Mushrooms
Stem/clean some Cremini/Portobello Mushrooms. (They’re actually the same mushroom, just different ages!)
Arrange Shrooms on a plate and cover with a bowl.
Microwave for 30-45 sec.
Fill warmed Mushrooms with Basil Pesto and, if on-hand, top it off with a candied Jalapeño.
Again, cover the plate and microwave for another 1.5-2 minutes at about 1000MW.
For additional umami, garnish with roasted seaweed (Kizami Nori きざみのり).
Vietnamese Meatball Soup with Rice Noodles
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Seared Himalayan Peppercorn Salmon w/ Wheatberries, Cocktail Carrots, & Scale Chips
The Himalayan salt block (super-cool Christmas gift from my friend, Jeremiah) received its first mission, seared salmon, rare.
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Shrimp-Macadamia Nut Linguine w/ Red Wine Sauce
ヾ(*´∀｀*)ﾉ Hurray! Hoorah! The inaugural post for my shiny new website, EngFlav.com.
Host to exploratory recipes– alongside spunky random tidbits–we venture into life’s vast jungle as Engineers of Flavor!
* Recipes and Instructional vines en route!
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